Zapotec, Texmelucan

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zpz
Alternate Names
Central Sola de Vega Zapotec, Papabuco, Rixhquei, Zapoteco de San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Zapoteco de Texmelucan
User Population

4,630 (2000 INALI). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Oaxaca state: west.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
Dialects

None known. Most similar to Western Sola de Vega [zpw] (Zaniza). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Development

NT: 1989–2004.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Texmelucan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].